Last night the Unified Patent Court (UPC) published its long-awaited list of judge appointments for the new court system. The list does not only include the names of the judges of all first instance local and central...more
Hogan Lovells’ U.S. + German Patent Update reports on recent patent news and cases from Germany and the United States.
United States -
- U.S. Congress Introduces Bill Addressing Patent Subject Matter Eligibility
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7/1/2019
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German Federal Supreme Court ,
Germany ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Profits ,
Standing
Hogan Lovells’ U.S. + German Patent Update reports on recent patent news and cases from Germany and the United States.
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4/16/2019
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Federal Pilot Programs ,
Foreign Patent Applications ,
Germany ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
IP License ,
Motion to Amend ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Product Recalls
MARKENRECHTSMODERNISIERUNGSGESETZ (MaMoG) ZUR UMSETZUNG DER EU-MARKENRECHTSLINIE 2015/2436 TRITT IN KRAFT -
Am 14. Januar 2019 trat die Novellierung des Markengesetzes durch das MaMoG in Kraft, mit der eine Reihe von...more
2/1/2019
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Data Protection ,
E-Commerce ,
EU ,
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patents ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
Trademarks
Hogan Lovells’ U.S. + German Patent Update reports on recent patent news and cases from Germany and the United States.
The January 2019 spotlight article covers a recent Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) decision in...more
1/25/2019
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Ex Partes Reexamination ,
Germany ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
USPTO
The U.S. and Germany are two of the most important fora in the world for patent litigation. The U.S. has long been one of the largest markets for patent litigation, and Germany has constantly attracted more than 50% of all...more
12/7/2018
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Damages ,
Foreign Defendants ,
German Federal Supreme Court ,
Germany ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Lost Profits ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Popular ,
Unified Patent Court ,
USPTO
Datenschutzgrundverordnung stark im Zeichen des Datenschutzes. Viele Unternehmen hatten die Mammut-Aufgabe, die relevanten Anforderungen des Datenschutzes an die Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten umzusetzen.
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10/25/2018
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Automotive Industry ,
Confidential Business Information (CBI) ,
Copyright ,
Data Breach ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Influencers ,
Infringement ,
Instagram ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
News Stories ,
Patents ,
Porsche ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Social Media ,
Unified Patent Court
The U.S. and Germany are two of the most important fora in the world for patent litigation. The U.S. has long been one of the largest markets for patent litigation, and Germany has constantly attracted more than 50% of all...more
10/24/2018
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Germany ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
IP License ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Tribal Governments
In the August 2018 edition of Hogan Lovells’ Standard Essential Patent (SEP) Update, we report on recent news and case decisions from China, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. This bi-monthly newsletter...more
9/14/2018
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35 U.S.C. § 284 ,
America Invents Act ,
Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Standard ,
Claim Construction ,
Domestic Injury ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Foreign Sales ,
German Federal Supreme Court ,
Germany ,
Lost Profits ,
On-Sale Bar ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 101 ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals ,
Unified Patent Court ,
USPTO ,
WesternGeco LLC v Ion Geophysical Corporation
The prominent state of patent litigation in the United States and Germany is due not only to the size of its markets, but also to a recent increase in hearings before the U.S. International Trade Commission and the Patent...more
7/23/2018
/ 35 U.S.C. § 271(f)(2) ,
35 U.S.C. § 284 ,
America Invents Act ,
Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Standard ,
Claim Construction ,
Domestic Injury ,
EU ,
European Patent Office ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Foreign Sales ,
Germany ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Lost Profits ,
On-Sale Bar ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent Validity ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 101 ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals ,
Unified Patent Court ,
USPTO ,
WesternGeco LLC v Ion Geophysical Corporation
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of IPRs, Requires PTAB to Decide Validity of All Challenged Claims -
Oil States Energy Services v. Greene’s Energy Group & SAS Institute v. Iancu (24 April 2018)....more
5/16/2018
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Claim Construction ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Germany ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Lost Profits ,
Obviousness ,
Oil States Energy Services v Greene's Energy Group ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Personal Liability ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Ratification ,
SAS Institute Inc. v Iancu ,
SCOTUS ,
USPTO ,
WesternGeco LLC v Ion Geophysical Corporation